The Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station, an academic resource of The Claremont Colleges Services is located on approximately 86 acres within the Claremont Colleges Campus in Claremont, CA. The habitat is primarily California sage scrub with live oak forest and grassland. In addition, an artificial lake with surrounding riparian woodland and several created vernal pools add to habitat diversity.
Mission
The Bernard Field Station’s mission is to increase understanding and awareness of southern California’s ecosystems through education and research.
Latest News from our Blog:
- Check our 2025 Annual Report!
Check out the 2025 Bernard Field Station Report and see all the amazing things that have gone on at the BFS this year! - NEW BFS Website
Hi Everyone – We have a new BFS website! It is still in construction, but we hope this will provide a more user friendly environment to get all of your BFS information and enable you… Read more: NEW BFS Website - It’s fall, so it’s time for… Cutting Cattails!
Here are some scenes from our October 1 volunteer workday – the first of the 2022-2023 academic year. As usual for this time of year, we were cutting cattails, and lots of cattails were cleared… Read more: It’s fall, so it’s time for… Cutting Cattails! - Volunteer Workdays resume Saturday, April 2
After a little hiatus thanks to Omicron, we are excited to announce that BFS Volunteer Workdays will resume, this Saturday, April 2, when we will be planting native plants, propagated by CalBG from BFS stock,… Read more: Volunteer Workdays resume Saturday, April 2 - Volunteer Workdays resume – COVID-style
Big excitement at the BFS – today was the first volunteer workday since March 7, 2020! We had a “soft open” with a very small group to make see how things went with our new… Read more: Volunteer Workdays resume – COVID-style